A Study On Training Needs Assessment For Non Executives In Central Public Sector Enterprises Of India

Abstract

Training needs assessment is the first crucial step followed in the process of newlineorganisational training. Introduced by McGehee and Thayer (1961), training needs newlineassessment (TNA) studies have been reflective on the importance of TNA in context to newlinetraining, how in practice TNA is apparent and the various TNA models and frameworks. The newlineTNA data gathering tools and techniques have been there for different levels of TNA, that is, newlineat organisational level, task level, person or man analysis level (Moore and Dutton 1978). newlineTraining needs assessment in practice in organisations shows how TNA has been in the newlinescenario, the criteria considered for selection of data collection method to determine training newlineneeds assessment; and challenges organisations have been facing while conducting TNA. newlineWhere, different groups were also brought into the forefront showing TNA in practice. The newlineneeds identified by TNA were another area explored. TNA studies also included newlinedeliberations on the decision maker of the content of training to be delivered and initiator or newlinetraining in organisations. Whereon, training, TNA and organisations together gave how TNA newlineis seen by the academicians and the HR experts. Here most of those associated with TNA, newlineheld forth about an enormous gap between the TNA theories and TNA practices. This newlinetriggered the research to be undertaken to examine the impact of TNA on training content and newlinetrainee selection, to investigate how organisations reduce and locate TNA challenges newlinepertaining to training and to study current practices for collecting data pertaining to TNA and newlineoutline scope for improvement. Mixed method approaches were followed engaging newlinepredominantly on the quantitative approach. Looking at how the Indian economy has been newlineexposed to many upheaval situations, and how setting up of Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs) newlinein India, served the broad macro-economic objectives (Gillbreth 2006) within the overall newlineplanned effort for economic development (Mascarenhas 1972), this study has focused on newlineCentral..